Antonyms for commerce
ˈkɒm ərscom·merce

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. commercenoun

   Synonyms:
   communication, traffic, communion, trade, dealings, intercourse, interchange

2. commercenoun

   The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

   Beware you commerce not with bankrupts. -B. Jonson.

   Synonyms:
   communication, trade, interchange, communion, dealings, intercourse, traffic

3. commercenoun

   Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

   Synonyms:
   trade, intercourse, communion, interchange, communication, dealings, traffic

4. commercenoun

   Sexual intercourse.

   Synonyms:
   interchange, trade, dealings, communion, intercourse, traffic, communication

5. commercenoun

   A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

   Synonyms:
   interchange, intercourse, dealings, traffic, communication, trade, communion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. commerce

   A business is what one follows regularly; an occupation is what he happens at any time to be engaged in; trout-fishing may be one's occupation for a time, as a relief from business; business is ordinarily for profit, while the occupation may be a matter of learning, philanthropy, or religion. A profession implies scholarship; as, the learned professions. Pursuit is an occupation which one follows with ardor. An avocation is what calls one away from other work; a vocation or calling, that to which one is called by some special fitness or sense of duty; thus, we speak of the gospel ministry as a vocation or calling, rather than a business. Trade or trading is, in general, the exchanging of one thing for another; in the special sense, a trade is an occupation involving manual training and skilled labor; as, the ancient Jews held that every boy should learn a trade. A transaction is a single action, whether in business, diplomacy, or otherwise; affair has a similar, but lighter meaning; as, this little affair; an important transaction. The plural affairs has a distinctive meaning, including all activities where men deal with one another on any considerable scale; as, a man of affairs. A job is a piece of work viewed as a single undertaking, and ordinarily paid for as such. Trade and commerce may be used as equivalents, but trade is capable of a more limited application; we speak of the trade of a village, the commerce of a nation. Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc. Business, occupation, etc., may be what one does independently; employment may be in the service of another. Work is any application of energy to secure a result, or the result thus secured; thus, we speak of the work of God. Art in the industrial sense is a system of rules and accepted methods for the accomplishment of some practical result; as, the art of printing; collectively, the arts. A craft is some occupation requiring technical skill or manual dexterity, or the persons, collectively, engaged in its exercise; as, the weaver's craft.

   Synonyms:
   affair, art, avocation, barter, business, calling, concern, craft, duty, employment, handicraft, job, occupation, profession, trade, trading, traffic, transaction, vocation, work

   Preposition:
   The business of a druggist; in business with his father; doing business for his father; have you business with me? business in New York; business about, concerning, or in regard to certain property.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. commerce

   Antonyms:
   stagnation, exclusion, inactivity, interdict, embargo, dullness

   Synonyms:
   trade, traffic, merchandize, barter, exchange, business, communication, dealing, intercourse

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. commerce, commercialism, mercantilismnoun

   transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

   Synonyms:
   commercialism, mercantile system, mercantilism

2. Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, Commerce, DoCnoun

   the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

   Synonyms:
   medico, doctor, physician, commercialism, mercantilism

3. commercenoun

   social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

   Synonyms:
   commercialism, mercantilism

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. commercenoun

   Synonyms:
   traffic, barter, business, trading, intercourse, communication

How to use commerce in a sentence?

1. Democratic House manager Adam Schiff:

   In the category of you can't make this stuff up, the judge says if the Congress can't enforce its subpoenas in court, then what remedy is there ? And the Justice Department and Commerce Department lawyer's response is impeachment.

2. Wang Feng:

   >HONG KONG, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Living under Chinas stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country.When China abruptly dismantled its zero COVID regime last month to let the virus spread freely, the balance tilted to a definite No, the Shanghai-based e-commerce executive said.Stories about mothers and babies not being able to see doctors as medical facilities were overwhelmed by COVID infections were the final straw for Zhang.I heard that giving birth at a public hospital is just horrific. I really wouldn’t consider having a baby, the 31-year-old said.A glimpse of the scars caused by the pandemic to Chinas already bleak demographic outlook may come to light when it reports its official 2022 population data on Jan. 17.Some demographers expect Chinas population in 2022 to post its first drop since the Great Famine in 1961, a profound shift with far-reaching implications for the global economy and world order.New births for 2022 are set to fall to record lows, dropping below 10 million from last years 10.6 million babies - which were already 11.5% lower than in 2020.With this historical turn, China has entered a long and irreversible process of population decline, the first time in China and the worlds history.

3. Ross Hopper:

   While the Department of Commerce investigation will continue as required by statute, and we remain confident that a review of the facts will result in a negative determination, the president's action is a much-needed reprieve from this industry-crushing probe.

4. Ron Deibert:

   The US Department of Commerce's designation is a very positive first step to bringing some public accountability and order to this otherwise poorly regulated marketplace.

5. Mark Kepner:

   If this had come out 10 years ago, it would be a bigger factor than it is today, the internet is ingrained as part of commerce today. It's not changing any time soon.

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